Why space-based satellites are crucial to achieve climate change goals
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A new report, led by researchers at the University of Bristol, outlines the importance of space-based Earth Observation satellites in monitoring the causes, effects and management of global warming. The report aims to drive useful policy change at the 26th ‘conference of the parties’ (COP26) meeting to be hosted this November, in Glasgow.
Countries around the globe initially met to discuss the threat of global warming at the first COP meeting in 1995, agreeing on a need to limit greenhouse gas emissions to prevent harmful human-induced climate change. Two decades later, the outcome of the 21st COP meeting was the landmark Paris Agreement, signed by 190 countries, which came into force in 2016.
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Satellite data ‘vital’ to tackling climate change
Satellite data is “vital” to tackling climate change, according to a new report published ahead of the COP26 climate summit.
A briefing from by COP26 Universities Network identifies earth observation (EO) satellites as critical to monitoring the causes and effects of climate change.
They also ensure “rigour” in stocktakes of Paris Agreement commitments and support emergency responses to climate disasters such as floods, wildfires and volcanic eruptions.
However, that data must also be presented in a way that is freely available and accessible without expert knowledge, the report says.
In order to realise the benefits, more people are needed with skills and knowledge in this area, as are advances in technology and international collaboration.
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Experts highlight advanced satellite data as vital tool in tackling climate change as countdown to COP26 continues
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Deforestation Bolivia: This false colour image was taken by the European satellite Sentinel-2 and shows an area of Bolivia that was once forested but has now been cleared for ranching and development. The city of Santa Cruz can be seen in grey centre left now surrounded by a patchwork
of fields and urban expansion.
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Floods imaged sentinel-1: Hurricane Idai that struck southeast Africa in March 2019 resulted in widespread flooding in Mozambique. This radar image from the European Sentinel-1 satellite shows in red the extent of flooding around the Buzi and Pungwe rivers.